Robert Flacelière
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Robert Flacelière was a scholar of Classical Greek born in Paris
, France
, in 1904. He was educated at the Collège Sainte-Barbe, the Lycée Henri IV
and the École Normale Supérieure
. From 1925 to 1930, he was a member of the French School in Athens and from 1932-1948 a Professor of the Faculty of Letters at University of Lyon
. He was then appointed to the Chair of Greek
Language and Literature at the University of Paris
, a post he held until 1963 when he was appointed Director of the École Normale Supérieure.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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, in 1904. He was educated at the Collège Sainte-Barbe, the Lycée Henri IV
Lycée Henri IV
The Lycée Henri-IV is a public secondary school located in Paris. Along with Louis-le-Grand it is widely regarded as one of the most demanding sixth-form colleges in France....
and the École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
. From 1925 to 1930, he was a member of the French School in Athens and from 1932-1948 a Professor of the Faculty of Letters at University of Lyon
University of Lyon
The University of Lyon , located in Lyon and Saint Etienne, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 16 institutions of higher education...
. He was then appointed to the Chair of Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
Language and Literature at the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, a post he held until 1963 when he was appointed Director of the École Normale Supérieure.
Major works
- Daily Life in Greece at the Time of Pericles (1937)
- Greek Oracles (1962)
- Love in Ancient Greece (1960)
- Homélies de Jean Chrysostome sur l'incompréhensibilité de Dieu (with Jean-Yves Leloup)
- A Literary History of Greece (1962) as Histoire littéraire de la Grèce, Paris, Fayard; translated into English in 1964 by Douglas Garman, Chicago, Aldine Pub. Co.